The Absence of a Hash File Implies the E14 Tally Sheets May Have Been Altered, According to Data Analysts Accompanying the President

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and data analysts presented evidence suggesting President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella won the election through mass manipulation of tally sheets. During a two-hour presentation, Petro claimed almost all tally sheets shared with his Historic Pact party "lacked the Hash security lock, which is inserted into official PDF documents to guarantee they can't be changed. The absence of a hash file implies the E14 tally sheets may have been altered, according to data analysts accompanying the president.

Legal expert William Villanueva said original tally sheets were scanned and reprocessed, removing metadata that would determine whether the E14s were uploaded or introduced digitally. "We found documents marked 'confidential'… and others that said 'not digitized' on a blank page, which—and this is important—were later republished with different information, said one computer scientist. The investigation, carried out by 75,000 "digital witnesses, found 95 municipalities had more voters than inhabitants, and in all of them, the E14s gave De la Espriella landslide victories with over 70% of votes.

His opponent, leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda, achieved no victories in hundreds of towns where the electoral census exceeded 85% of the population. In 1,350 polling centers in capital cities, researchers found block patterns where De la Espriella won the first half of voting booths and Cepeda the second half. Statistician Carlos Oñoro said this result would likely occur in only about 80 polling stations.

"This order is mathematically impossible for human voters, Petro stated, arguing automated software replaced actual citizen ballots. The findings will be added to a lawsuit seeking to nullify De la Espriella's election and force the Council of State to order a recount. Cepeda posted on X that the competent authority must impartially examine our demands of nullity.